Serving Victoria Vigilantly for 25 Years

Serving Victoria Vigilantly for 25 Years

Victoria Auto Accident Lawyers

A law firm is only as good as the people who work for the firm. Please read on to learn more about the attorneys at Carabin & Shaw.

James Micheal Shaw

James Shaw is a six generation Texan, born in Refugio, Texas in September of 1966. Shaw resides in San Antonio, Texas and frequently visits Rockport, Texas. Shaw is the son of Dr. J. Martin Shaw and Jackie Shaw of Rockport, Texas.

James Shaw is a six generation Texan, born in Refugio, Texas in September of 1966. Shaw resides in San Antonio, Texas and frequently visits Rockport, Texas. Shaw is the son of Dr. J. Martin Shaw and Jackie Shaw of Rockport, Texas.

After graduating from Rockport Fulton High he enrolled Saint Mary’s University. Shaw studied Business Finance and Marketing and received a BBA in Finance in 1989. Shaw became a member of Kappa Sigma in 1986. In 1989, Shaw began the study of law at the University of Loyola and graduated from the University Of Loyola School Of Law in 1992.

In November of 1992 Shaw founded the Carabin & Shaw Law Firm under the belief that the firm would represent individuals that needed a voice. A Firm that will stand up against powerful insurance companies.

Through Shaw’s guidance, leadership and vision, the Carabin Shaw Law Firm has founded multiple locations throughout Texas, including Laredo, Corpus Christi, Victoria, Rockport, Beeville, Kenedy and Austin.

James Shaw and his wife, Anna, proudly support the Angel Tree Foundation, San Antonio Food Bank, Saint Antony De Padua Catholic Church and the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio.

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

State Bar of Texas

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

American Association for Justice

Texas Trial Lawyers Association

San Antonio Bar Association

San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association

National Trial Lawyers Association

Shaw founded the Law Firm of Carabin & Shaw P.C. in 1992. Attorney James Shaw is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the National Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; the American Association for Justice and Shaw is considered a Fellowship Member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

Attorney Shaw has served as the managing attorney for the Carabin Shaw Law Firm since 1992.

Shaw is the founder and past President of the ACYP (Aransas County Youth Project) from 2001 – 2006. This organization was formed to assist graduates of the Rockport-Fulton High School with continuing their education in colleges or trade schools.

Shaw has individually participated and required all Carabin Shaw Attorneys to participate in an Annual Pro Bono Effort thru the San Antonio Bar Association’s “Just Take One Program” for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

The San Antonio Bar Association “Just Take One Program” assists individuals and families of San Antonio and South Texas with free legal assistance for the poor and/or disabled.

Shaw is a current member of Saint Anthony de Padua of San Antonio and Shaw is a former member of Sacred Heart Church of Rockport and a former member of the Corpus Christi Diocese Bishop’s Guild.

Thomas M. Ard

He has been with the Carabin & Shaw Law Firm since 1999 where he concentrates his practice in personal injury law, auto accident cases and trucking accidents. Tom is licensed in New Jersey and Texas to practice law.

Injury Attorney Thomas M. Ard (Tom) was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Tom graduated from Seton Hall Prep High School in 1983 and continued his studies at Northwestern University where he graduated in 1987 with a BA in Political Science. He attended law school at Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1993. Tom is licensed in New Jersey and Texas to practice law. He has been with the Carabin & Shaw Law Firm since 1999 where he concentrates his practice in personal injury law, auto accident cases and trucking accidents.

EducationSeton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1993